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#8bb86a color: Cold Spring

#8bb86a is rgb(139, 184, 106) in RGB and oklch(73.166% 0.11656 133.063) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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95°
100%

73.2%
0.117
133°
  • Lime
  • Light
  • Soft
  • Neutral
  • ≈ Pistachio
  • emerald-500
  • Black 28%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
2.29:1Hard to read
Lc -50
Black text
9.16:1Readable · AA
Lc 59

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About #8bb86a

#8bb86a is a soft light lime color. In OKLCH it has 73.2% lightness, 0.117 chroma and a hue of 133°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 2.29:1 contrast and black text 9.16:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Cold Spring (#88bb66). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is emerald-500.

More light lime colors

Lighter: #8bb86a mixed with white

  1. 8bb86a
  2. 96bf79
  3. a2c688
  4. adcd97
  5. b9d5a6
  6. c4dcb5
  7. d0e3c4
  8. dbead2
  9. e7f1e1
  10. f3f8f0

Darker: #8bb86a mixed with black

  1. 8bb86a
  2. 78a05b
  3. 66884d
  4. 54713f
  5. 435b31
  6. 324524
  7. 233118
  8. 141e0d
  9. 070c04
  10. 010200

Calmer: #8bb86a with less saturation

  1. 8bb86a
  2. 8eb771
  3. 91b578
  4. 94b47f
  5. 97b285
  6. 9ab18b
  7. 9daf91
  8. a0ad97
  9. a3ac9d
  10. a5aaa2

Questions about #8bb86a

What color is #8bb86a?

#8bb86a is soft light lime. The closest named color is Cold Spring. In RGB it is rgb(139, 184, 106), in HSL hsl(94.62, 35.45%, 56.86%) and in OKLCH oklch(73.166% 0.11656 133.063).

What colors go well with #8bb86a?

The complementary color of #8bb86a is #c292dc. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b6ab4d and #58bf93. The triadic partners are #72acf0 and #e78893.

Is white or black text more readable on #8bb86a?

Black text reads better on #8bb86a: white gives a contrast ratio of 2.29:1 and black gives 9.16:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #8bb86a a warm or cool color?

#8bb86a is a neutral color. In OKLCH its hue is 133 degrees, its lightness 73.2% and its chroma 0.117.